The recently released Tamil Nadu SIR deleted electors list has sparked attention due to unusual patterns across the state. The Chief Electoral Officer’s polling station-level data, covering over 97 lakh deleted electors, shows anomalies in deaths, absenteeism, and gender-based deletions. Analysts and voters alike are examining these figures to understand what they might indicate about the voter roll revision process.
Tamil Nadu SIR Deleted Electors List: Key Findings
The State has provided detailed data for each Assembly Constituency, breaking it down by polling station. In total, data from 75,018 polling stations were analyzed. A polling station differs from a polling center, as one center can have multiple stations. Each entry includes the polling station name, the Assembly constituency, and the district.
High Proportion of Young Deaths
A striking finding is that 14 polling stations reported unusually high numbers of young deaths. Typically, deaths are concentrated in older age groups, but in these stations, more than 50 people were recorded as deceased, with at least half under the age of 50.
Top five stations include:
- Government Model Higher Secondary School, Madavaram, Thiruvallur: 58 deaths, 49 under 50
- Thooyavalanar Girls Higher Secondary School, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur: 111 deaths, 65 under 50
- Tambaram Corporation Primary School, Pallavaram, Chengalpattu: 51 deaths, 29 under 50
- Panchayat Union Middle School, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur: 131 deaths, 74 under 50
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli: 130 deaths, 73 under 50
High Gender Bias in Deletions
In 35 polling stations, deletions disproportionately affected women, with women accounting for 75% or more of all deletions. This points to significant gender-related discrepancies in the updated electoral rolls.
Top five stations include:
- St. Susai Primary School, Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi: 110 deletions, 95 women
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam: 74 deletions, 61 women
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Poompuhar, Mayiladuthurai: 66 deletions, 54 women
- Sri Vivekananda’s Aided Initiation, Thiruvarur, Thiruvarur: 73 deletions, 59 women
- Ooratchi Union Primary School, Orathanadu, Thanjavur: 62 deletions, 50 women
Abnormally High Deletion Rates
Some polling stations reported more than 260 deletions, double the average in Tamil Nadu. A total of 8,613 stations showed this trend, highlighting the scale of deletions in certain areas.
Top five stations include:
- NLC Higher Secondary School, Bhuvanagiri, Cuddalore: 861 deletions
- C.S.I. Monahan Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, Chennai: 835 deletions
- Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Anna Nagar, Chennai: 817 deletions
- Dwarakadas Govardhandas Vaishnava College, Anna Nagar, Chennai: 814 deletions
- Children’s Paradise School, Velachery, Chennai: 783 deletions
Excessive Death Reports
A total of 727 polling stations reported more than 108 deaths, three times the average number of deletions due to death in a typical station.
Top five stations include:
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Avanashi, Tiruppur: 216 deaths
- O.O. Middle School, Dharapuram, Tiruppur: 207 deaths
- Government High School, Madathukulam, Tiruppur: 205 deaths
- Government Kallar Higher Secondary School, Usilampatti, Madurai: 196 deaths
- O.O.N. Primary School, Dharapuram, Tiruppur: 194 deaths
High Death Proportions
In 3,904 stations, more than 75% of deletions were attributed to deaths, exceeding typical demographic patterns.
Top stations include:
- Govt Primary School, Papanasam, Thanjavur: 99.2% of deletions due to deaths
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Thiruvidaimardur, Thanjavur: 99.2%
- Thiruvalluvar Aided Primary School, Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur: 99%
- Govt High School, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram: 98.9%
- St. Arulappar Higher Secondary School, Tenkasi, Tenkasi: 98.9%
All Deletions Attributed to Deaths
In 495 stations, every deletion was recorded as a death.
Top stations include:
- Panchayat Union Middle School, Thirumangalam, Madurai: 142 deletions
- Panchayat Union Middle School, Sivaganga, Sivaganga: 134 deletions
- Panchayat Union Middle School, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur: 131 deletions
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Papanasam, Thanjavur: 131 deletions
- Integrated Child Development Center, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli: 119 deletions
Mass “Absent” Classifications
Across 6,139 polling stations, more than double the average number of electors were deleted for being absent from their residence.
Top stations include:
- Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Shozhinganallur, Chengalpattu: 549 absent
- N.S.N. Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Pallavaram, Chengalpattu: 505 absent
- Government Higher Secondary School, Maduravoyal, Thiruvallur: 503 absent
- Sunbeam Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Shozhinganallur, Chengalpattu: 478 absent
- Government Higher Secondary School, Alandur, Kancheepuram: 450 absent
Polling Stations with High Women Shifted
In 172 polling stations, women made up at least 75% of voters deleted for permanently shifting.
Top stations include:
- Walker Higher Secondary School, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli: 218 shifted, 172 women
- Union Primary School, Shozhinganallur, Chengalpattu: 192 shifted, 151 women
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Poompuhar, Mayiladuthurai: 172 shifted, 131 women
- Chennai Primary School, Thiruvottriyur, Thiruvallur: 132 shifted, 101 women
- Panchayat Middle School, Poonamallee, Thiruvallur: 125 shifted, 96 women
Conclusion
The Tamil Nadu SIR deleted electors list presents significant irregularities, ranging from unusually high deaths among young voters to gender biases and mass absentee deletions. These anomalies across over 75,000 polling stations highlight the need for closer examination to ensure the accuracy and fairness of the electoral roll.
